Property market
The five-year median is £154,500 from 2 recorded sales in B38 9PL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Birmingham is £234,150 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.
B38 9PL
King's Norton South · Birmingham · England
Updated September 2026
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- Post town
- Birmingham
- Ward
- King's Norton South
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Postcode district
- B38
- Postcode sector
- B38 9
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- B38 9PL
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 January 1980
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- B
- Postcode district
- B38
- Postcode sector
- B38 9
- Latitude
- 52.407518
- Longitude
- -1.921701
- British National Grid easting
- 405,423
- British National Grid northing
- 278,836
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- West Midlands · E12000005
- Local authority district
- Birmingham · E08000025
- Electoral ward
- King's Norton South · E05011149
- Parish or community
- E43000250
- Westminster constituency
- Birmingham Northfield · E14001097
- Output area
- E00046240
- Lower layer super output area
- Birmingham 123D · E01009120
- Middle layer super output area
- Birmingham 123 · E02001949
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore B38
Property
6 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1, Ardath Road, Birmingham, B38 9PL | 31 January 2022 | £147,000 |
| 3, Ardath Road, Birmingham, B38 9PL | 24 September 2021 | £162,000 |
| 3, Ardath Road, Birmingham, B38 9PL | 18 September 2017 | £110,500 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 110
- Primary
- 62
- Secondary
- 18
- 405 m
Kings Norton Primary School
Academy sponsor led
- 461 m
Broadmeadow Junior School
Academy converter
- 781 m
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 2,573
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,155
- Criminal damage and arson 249
- Vehicle crime 212
- Shoplifting 202
- Public order 153
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- 5
- Postcode households
- 4
- Residents per household
- 1.3
- B38 9 residents
- 10,103
3 female, 2 male
Age bands in B38 9
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 24%
- Age 15 to 24
- 12%
- Age 25 to 44
- 28.3%
- Age 45 to 64
- 22.1%
- Age 65 and over
- 13.7%
2,241 residents
1,116 residents
2,637 residents
2,059 residents
1,276 residents
This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B38 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
29
within 5 km
REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP
66 REDDITCH ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 8QS
ODS code M85600
696 m
WYCHALL LANE SURGERY
11 WYCHALL LANE, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 8TE
ODS code M85071
982 m
NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE
10-12 MIDDLETON HALL ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B30 1BY
ODS code M85077
1.2 km
DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY
27 POUND ROAD, DRUIDS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 5SB
ODS code M85136
1.6 km
HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE
375 SHANNON ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 9TJ
ODS code M85043
1.7 km
MAYPOLE HEALTH SURGERY Y
10 SLADEPOOL FARM ROAD, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 5DJ
ODS code M85179
2.5 km
WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY
57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ
ODS code M85047
2.8 km
WEST HEATH SURGERY
196 WEST HEATH ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 3HB
ODS code M85007
2.8 km
RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE
3 RIVER BROOK DRIVE, STIRCHLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B30 2SH
ODS code M85156
2.9 km
FEATHERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE
158 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 6AA
ODS code M85693
2.9 km
KINGSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE
146 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 6AA
ODS code M85037
2.9 km
COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE
HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, 1 BRISTOL ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2GH
ODS code M85029
3.3 km
HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE
BEAUDESERT ROAD, HOLLYWOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B47 5DP
ODS code M81064
3.4 km
COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE
2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU
ODS code M85086
3.5 km
MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE
339 MOOR GREEN LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B13 8QS
ODS code M85733
3.5 km
SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE
15 KATIE ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 6JG
ODS code M85055
3.6 km
GRAFTON ROAD SURGERY
11 GRAFTON ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, B90 1NG
ODS code M89024
3.6 km
ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE
15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT
ODS code M85030
3.7 km
POPLAR PRIMARY CARE CENTRE
58-64 POPLAR ROAD, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 7AG
ODS code Y02571
3.9 km
SELLY PARK SURGERY
2 REAVIEW DRIVE, SELLY PARK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 7NT
ODS code M85042
4.1 km
Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.
Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.
Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Nearby transport
- 0.0 miles
Baldwin Road
BCT · Kings Norton
- 0.1 miles
Baldwin Road
BCT · Kings Norton
- 0.1 miles
Shortlands Close
BCT · Kings Norton
- 0.2 miles
Broad Meadow Lane
BCT · Druids Heath
- 0.2 miles
Shortlands Close
BCT · Kings Norton
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 123D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.
Overall IMD decile
5 of 10
Overall England rank
14,323 of 33,755
- Income
- 5 of 10
- Employment
- 4 of 10
- Education and skills
- 4 of 10
- Health and disability
- 3 of 10
- Crime
- 3 of 10
- Housing and services
- 9 of 10
- Living environment
- 7 of 10
These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.
Flood risk
Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.
- High risk addresses
- 0
- Medium risk addresses
- 0
- Low risk addresses
- 1
- Groundwater flood alert area
- Unlikely
Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
Evidence in context
Schools
110 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 18 secondary schools. Kings Norton Primary School is the nearest published school at 405 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
2,573 published events cover 12 months, averaging 214.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,155 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.